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Immediate tax refund limit for foreign visitors to be doubled in 2024

From next year, the tax refund limit for foreign tourists will be doubled to KRW 1 million for...

Night tour of former presidential compound slated for Dec. 6-11

Visitors on Sep. 13 explore the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae as part of the tour "Night Walk...

FMs of Korea, Japan, China to expedite prep for trilateral talks

Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (center) on the afternoon of Nov. 26 speaks at the 10th Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Foreign Ministers’...

Downing Street Accord makes Korea, UK ‘global strategic partners’

President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Nov. 22 shake hands at their...

Busan city gov’t opens PR zone in Paris for World Expo bid

Busan Metropolitan City through Nov. 28 will run a promotional zone for the port city's bid to host the 2030...

Expat population rises to record 2.26M, 4.4% of nation’s total

The number of expats last year reached a record high. Shown is the family of an international student on Sept....

Most populous province opens multicultural school for Korean

Students on Oct. 17 pose for a photo at Gyeonggi Korean-language Sharing School in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do Province, the...

K-Content Expo in Belgium to boost Europe’s Hallyu market

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 7 said it will host the K-Content Expo in...

Rising kimchi exports coincide with Kimchi Day’s global spread

As more regions abroad celebrate Kimchi Day, which falls on Nov. 22 in Korea, exports of the spicy condiment this...

PM Han to visit Paris 2 weeks before World Expo city’s selection

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Oct. 9 gives the opening speech at the 2030 Busan World Expo Symposium in...

President Yoon plans diplomatic offensive in 4-country tour

President Yoon Suk Yeol through year's end plans a diplomatic offensive through visits to the four countries of the U.S., U.K.,...

Diplomatic missions to be added in 12 countries by next year

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Nov. 7 said it will open additional diplomatic missions in 12 countries to...

Self-driving buses in Seoul to have distance raised to 4.8 km

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Nov. 10 will extend the distance traveled by self-driving buses around Cheonggyecheon Stream from 3.2...

FM Park makes final case for Busan’s World Expo bid in Paris

Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (left) on Nov. 3 talks with BIE Secretary General Dimitri S. Kerkentzes...

1,000 drones to fill Seoul’s night sky in year’s final show

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Nov. 9 will host this year's final Hangang Drone Light Show at Ttukseom Hangang Park...

Sign installed at old Korean Empire legation building in UK

This is the sign installed on Oct. 30 on the old legation building of the Korean Empire (1897-1910)...

KCC in UK’s Visit Korean Heritage Campaign to honor bilateral ties

As part of this year's Visit Korean Heritage Campaign running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 25 in London, the concert "Soritgonggam...

PM Han to visit 5 African, European states for World Expo bid

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (left) on Oct. 30 receives a warm greeting after arriving at Kamuzu International Airport in...

Photo essay of President Yoon’s state visits to S. Arabia, Qatar

President Yoon Suk Yeol from Oct. 21-26 made state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as the first Korean leader to do so in...

London exhibition to show Korea’s new tech convergence

"The Oulim," an exhibition of the convergence of Korea's new technologies, was opened on Sept. 26 at the Korean Cultural Center...